Bar area at Charcoal Restaurant. Preview of Charcoal Restaurant at 43 W. 9th street Thursday, February 16, 2012. Preview is about where to eat if you can't get in to your first choice. John Leyba, The Denver Post

Like many restaurants that have been open a few years, Charcoal is planning to remodel its space in Denver’s Golden Triangle neighborhood.

But their goal is to raise the $50,000 they need through a Kickstarter campaign launched July 20.

“I’m not sure, but I’m not aware of another restaurant of our size in Denver doing this,” said Charcoal marketing director Sarah DuVal, who conceived the idea. (As it turns out, in 2014 backers pledged $27,386 to help Rebel Restaurant, which boasts a Ukranian-influened menu, open in a former dive bar in the RiNo neighborhood.)

DuVal said she was inspired by Hooked on Coffee, a shop on East Colfax Avenue. “I lived nearby and I think they did a Kickstarter campaign for $15,000,” she said.

Charcoal, which sits at 43 W. 9th Ave., is closing in on its fourth anniversary. Owner Gary Sumihiro decided the restaurant, a contemporary American spot with Scandanavian influences, could benefit from a refurbishing.

“You’re going to see a lot of change in the interior,” DuVal said. “New flooring, brand new seating, brand new tabletops. It’s going to look brighter, lighter.”

And responding to conversations with guests, some sound dampening will be put in place. “It can get noisy in there, so we’re going to make it quieter,” DuVal said.

Other plans include a remodeled entrance, an awning for the existing patio, and an expansion of the rooftop garden that will allow it to function year-round.

It will be a busy few months for Charcoal, which is in talks to open a second restaurant — a quick “turnkey” venture — later this year.

At the time this story was published, the restaurant’s site at kickstarter.com showed that four backers had pledged a total of $218 towards the $50,000 goal.

William Porter: 303-954-1877, wporter@denverpost.com or twitter.com/williamporterdp

Restaurant critic William Porter is a feature writer at The Denver Post, where he covers food, culture and people. He joined the news outlet in 1997. Before that, he spent 14 years covering politics and popular culture at The Phoenix Gazette and Arizona Republic. He is a native of North Carolina.

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